About Karen :)

I consider myself a “Novice Noticer”.

Trusting that God is present and active in my life, here and now, I am trying to pay better attention. I hope to notice what God may be revealing in my daily life: what God is teaching through my relationships, demonstrating in nature, mentoring from my experiences, inspiring in my quiet reflections, and surprising in each everyday moment. 

Are you simply soul searching? My prayer is that God may work through my own seeking to bless your search and uplift your spirit.

As you read my blog posts, you will discover that I love my daily practice of walking with God and then writing about the insights and lessons I receive along the way. Courses in Spiritual Foundations and Spiritual Companioning (through the Dominican Center at Marywood) have also deepened my own faith journey and spirituality.

My life has been a wonderful adventure, as I have served in a variety of vocations: youth and educational ministry, customer service, and non-profit shop management. For several years, I enjoyed writing daily meditations for the ELCA quarterly devotional published by Augsburg Fortress, Christ in Our Home. In 2015 I experienced the struggles and blessings of ovarian cancer, which deepened my faith in God and eventually led me to create this blogsite.

Currently, I am retired and enjoying life as a wife, mom, and Grammy. I still love to write, and recently contributed some reflections for “A connect.faith Anthology,” and wrote my memoir, What Would You Have Me Know? Contemplation and Companionship in a Time of Cancer (available on Amazon).

It is always my prayer that my words and experiences will show you how much God is moving in our lives, how much we are loved.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen